From a special correspondent The Transport and General workers! Union is taking a unique form of industrial action by asking its 80, 000 members in the Northern region to boycott Vaux Beers, The areas affected ‘are Northumberland, Durham, North Riding of Yorks~ hire, Cumberland and Westmoreland. ° The dispute began when 80 draymen at Vaux and Associated Breweries, of Sunderland, refused to work overtime in protest against the employment of non-union labour. They were dismissed, and later the firm refused to reinstate all but a few of them, Mr, Jack Dawson, the union's commercial transport secretary said last Friday, "If our members repond as.we expect, Vaux sales will be affected considerably." He added that he thought the beer ban would take some time to take effect as there was a time-lag in informing members, Officials of working men's clubs in the Jarrow, Hebburn and Boldon area are being recommended by their association to boycott Vaux beer. The firm has confirmed that they have received letters from several clubs on the question, It is to be hoped that any readers of The Week living in the area will do their best to publicise the boycott.
The WeekThe Week Vol. 5, No. 2, c. 11 January 1966
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